Metropolitan Improvements - Or, London in the Nineteenth Century

In this 1827 work, architect and writer James Elmes celebrates the architectural developments of the Regency, which he clearly feels are as beautiful and as transformative of the cityscape as were Wren's buildings after the Great Fire. The illustrations are by architectural draughtsman Thomas Shepherd, whom this book made famous.

Summary

In this 1827 work, architect and writer James Elmes celebrates the architectural developments of the Regency, which he clearly feels are as beautiful and as transformative of the cityscape as were Wren's buildings after the Great Fire. The illustrations are by architectural draughtsman Thomas Shepherd, whom this book made famous.

Product details

• Authors: James Elmes
• Assisted by: Thomas H. Shepherd (Illustration)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 28.02.2017, delayed
• EAN: 9781108080354
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08035-4
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture